Or why don't I just buy another notebook? Seriously, wouldn't it be likely that the problem would persist? I would think the logical solution would be that Microsoft provides a troubleshooter that works when there is trouble or that they provide an update installer that installs rather than ends with an error. But would that fix the problem? Your proposed solution reminds me on the Toyota re-call. Yes, I could try an in place 'upgrade' if I still had the revovery partition. Someone is trying to help you and you complain that they're not being helpful ? Unfortunately, not a single suggestion from Magon_67 has been close to being helpful and some where outright bad (referring to a KB note that was for Vista rather than W7). It really bothers me that the windows update installer and fails with an error message, the windows update troubleshooter (funny, why did Microsoft find that this tool was necessary if they aren't aware of serious problems with their updates) doesn't find any problems even though the updates do not work. System restore is not under consideration as I mentioned before because I don't have a restore point with working windows update. Of codoes urse, this error is nowhere documented and Google did not find any document. Running other troubleshooters ended with error 0x8E5E0247. Running the W7 troubleshooter for windows update problems did not find anything. For any new questions, please post in the forums so that more MSFT, MVP and community members can help you.
The above Windows Live ID is ONLY for collecting troubleshooting information. upload the log to SkyDrive and provide us the link for analyzing In the open window, we will see a file named "WindowsUpdate.log". Click "Start", type: "%windir%" (without quotations) and then press "Enter". If the issue persists, use the following method to collect Windows update log for further research: Restart the automatic updates service (type net start wuauserv in Command Prompt) 4. From explorer navigate to the C:\windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder delete all files & folders 3. 1. Stop the automatic updates client component service (type net stop wuauserv in Command Prompt) 2. Hi, I suggest clear windows update temp folder, start automatic updates service to check the result: Type CMD into the Start Menu then right-click the result & 'Run as Administrator.